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In contrast with the poll touted by Trump, scientific surveys use random sampling to try to get an accurate slice of the American public. Those mainstream polls have repeatedly given Trump historically dismal approval ratings.

The nature of ProgressPolls, the creator of the poll Trump shared Thursday, is murky. The account, which is unverified and has no corresponding website attached, was created in March 2016 but has scrubbed the bulk of its tweets from before July 26. The president’s son Donald Trump Jr., White House press secretary Sarah Sanders and erstwhile White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci are among its 124,000 followers.

Two recent ProgressPolls Twitter surveys asked users whether they believe the conspiracy theory purporting that the murder of Seth Rich was orchestrated by his employer, the Democratic National Committee, and whether the gender pay gap is a myth.